Meaning of period

Period

Common

noun

•

A

of time.

•

A

in

seen as a

; an

,

.

•

In American English & Canadian English:

The

punctuation mark

“.” (indicating the

of a

or

an

).

•

An

to something; a

.

•

The

of time during which the same

characteristics

of a

, such as the

of a

or the

of a

.

•

.

•

A

artist's, writer's (etc.)

by a

quality,

etc.

•

Each of the

into which a

is

,

to a

or

.

•

In Ice hockey & Sports:

Each of the

,

three, of which

is

.

•

In Ice hockey & Sports:

One or more

to

a

, an

.

•

In Medicine:

The

of time for a

to

.

•

An

or

; the

of a process etc.

•

In Rhetoric:

A

,

one

a

or making a

,

whole.

•

A

during a

process; a

, a

.

•

In Chemistry:

A

in the

of the

.

•

In Geology:

A

,

from

to

of

of years, see

:

Geologic timescale

.

•

In Genetics:

A

, the

of which is

in

of the

circadian rhythm

.

•

In Music:

Two

(an

and a

consequent phrase

).

•

In Mathematics:

The

over which a

periodic function

,

or

repeating decimal

; often the

such

.

•

,

.

adj

•

anything from a

.

•

, or

for, a

,

through the use of

and

.

verb

•

to a

; to

.

•

To

.

intj

•

In American English & Canadian English:

;

the

(analogous to a

a

);

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punctuation mark “.”

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Opposite

Lineage

period

English

periode

Middle English (1100-1500)

periode

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

periodus

Latin

περίοδος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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